BEIJING (AFP) - The first aircraft carrier embodies the aspirations of the Beijing Chinese navy, its maiden flight Wednesday, officially for "experiments" even if the ship was, according to experts is ready to battle.
And the ship sailed "Variag" which has a length of 300 meters Wednesday from the shipyard in Dalian, north-east of the country as it was located for years.
The ship was originally built for the Soviet Navy and stops built in 1991, when the collapse of the Soviet Union and China re-purchased from Ukraine in 1998.
The China News Agency announced the new process on the first aircraft carrier to sail in a brief telegram.
The agency said, quoting official sources, Chinese military that the tests will not last long, adding that the aircraft carrier will return then to the port to carry out renewal and other additional experiments.
Said Rick Fisher of the International Center of the strategy and evaluation of the AFP that "the first ship Variag will be subject to many trials and will be used in training exercises for its aircraft fleet, but the ship is ready to support combat missions."
The aircraft carrier for the People's Liberation Army, the largest armies in the world, is a cause of pride, especially that of China's neighboring countries such as India and Thailand have aircraft carriers.
He said military expert Dennis Blasco, "the Chinese can now proudly offer the aircraft carrier and other pieces of new equipment and convince themselves that they have become part of modern armies."
The strategic dimension of this is clear also because China's interests span in the world, you need to step away, especially on the sea lanes to transport fuel.
And independent experts say they are convinced that the Chinese Defense Ministry launched without declares that a program to build an aircraft carrier or even two.
China hopes to have an aircraft carrier and the psychological impact regionally. And revolve around land disputes between China and its neighbors, especially Japan and Vietnam, with tensions regularly.
Fisher said that "China wants to intimidate opponents, especially the South China Sea. This will be the region's probably the first major areas for a new nuclear submarine patrol. And protection of these submarines will be one of the first tasks of the Chinese aircraft carriers."
And more broadly, China is trying through the possession of air capacity - operational freedom, resolve the problem of access to a port on the Pacific Ocean which is dominated by South Korea, Japan and Taiwan in addition to the U.S. bases.
However, the aircraft carrier, this will affect the image that China wants to reflect the country that is armed self-defense, not of domination.
Necessary and the Chinese military for silence and a basin Variag, and will try to continue in this tactical approach. Said Arthur Ding, an analyst from the Institute of International Relations at the University of Hingshe (Taipei), "China needs time to equip the air force - freely and deliberately adopt secrecy."
And Tokyo earlier this month expressed concern about the growing military ambitions of China and Beijing responded by expressing "strong dissatisfaction".
However, China to update its land, air and sea at a rapid pace in addition to other programs, such as a symbolic fight them hidden Jay -20. The Beijing has also developed a ballistic missile capable of hitting warships, thousands of kilometers
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